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Night street procession in a busy town lined with shops and crowds. A central man in a saffron-orange robe with a white garland and rudraksha mala holds his hands in anjali mudra, walking barefoot. Beside him a younger man in orange robes holds a brass kalasha or pot. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and a bare-chested man with a long beard and a cloth wrap stand nearby. A man in a checked shirt watches with folded hands. Street lights and shop signs glow overhead, and a lit ceremonial structure is visible in the background.

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February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07Night street procession in a town setting with shopfronts and street lamps behind. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk barefoot in the centre. A bearded man in saffron robes with a white-and-orange garland and folded hands leads the group, while a saffron-clad figure beside him holds a silver-toned kalasha-style vessel. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala stand among them. On the right a man in a checked shirt presses his palms together beside police officers. A crowd of devotees lines the road, and a lit ornamental canopy appears in the background. Ritual procession.2017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesNight street photograph of a procession in a busy Tamil town. In the centre, a bearded man in saffron-orange robes with a bare chest and a sandalwood mark on his forehead stands with palms joined, wearing a long garland of white and multicoloured flowers and a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl holds a small silver vessel. Around them, women in saffron and red saris and men in white dhotis and casual shirts stand close, some raising phones. Shop fronts, streetlights and a lit temple chariot with a canopy appear in the background.2017-02-07 +2 copiesNight street procession in a town with shopfronts and a streetlight overhead. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a long multicoloured flower garland stands at centre with palms pressed together in namaskar, bare-footed. To his left a young man in saffron-orange robe with a white forehead band holds a brass kalasha-like vessel; a woman in a rust robe with rudraksha beads walks behind. To his right a man in cream dhoti with gold border and gold-chain necklace holds a small metal vessel. A white-shirted older man walks at far right, and a crowd follows along the road under lit signboards and an illuminated arch.2017-02-07A night street procession moves down a town road lined with shops and signboards. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a large floral garland, his hands held together in greeting. Beside him, a man in saffron carries a brass kalasha-style vessel, and a man in a white dhoti with a gold necklace holds a small brass pot. Others in orange and maroon robes walk behind, and a man in a white dhoti and shirt walks at right. A man in a checked shirt with a green cloth at left and a man in a striped sweater at right are also present, with a lit ratha or chariot glowing in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in the saffron robe with garland, based on distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala cues.2017-02-07 +1 copiesNight street procession in a town with shops and signboards. A central bare-chested man wears a brown-red robe and a garland of red and white flowers, walking with hands together. To his left, a man in an orange robe and rudraksha beads carries a brass vessel. Two men in white dhotis and a man in a saffron-orange shawl walk alongside, with a man in a white shirt and dhoti at the right and a man in a dark sweater at the far right. Behind them a decorated lit chariot or palanquin with golden lights is visible. Several bystanders line the road.2017-02-07 +2 copiesNight street procession in a town with shops and billboards lit by street lamps. A bare-headed man in a white dhoti and cream shirt stands at the left edge, with a green cloth around his waist. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe holds a brass vessel, and beside him a man in a maroon-brown robe wears a flower garland and carries a rudraksha mala with a folded hand gesture. Another man in a cream and gold-bordered dhoti holds a small brass pot, and an older man in white dhoti walks at the right. Several people in white and saffron follow behind, walking along the road toward a temple procession.2017-02-07